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29 Oct 2025 22:55:56
Also if arsenal don't do it this year i'm done hoping they do, this is their opportunity if not now iv no hope for them, its either city or the gooners going to do it i hope its not city please God.
1.) 29 Oct 2025 23:52:18
United are winning it this year .
2.) 30 Oct 2025 07:15:44
Too early to say, let’s see who is in the mix comes Christmas, then it’s all about consistency.
3.) 30 Oct 2025 12:34:45
They're the best team but my god they are hard work to watch. And their gamesmanship is also a pain to witness.
4.) 30 Oct 2025 15:21:07
I like their set plays but not the antics. Great defence very well drilled bit like a George Graham side.
5.) 30 Oct 2025 15:28:52
Just a bit too dull for me ken. They're clearly a very good team but I really don't enjoy their games.
6.) 30 Oct 2025 15:29:48
I’m sticking with my pre-season prediction. We will win the league this year.
7.) 30 Oct 2025 21:38:37
Oliver Holt made a good point, today. For years we all laughed at Arsenal for being all pretty football and no steel. Now, they're getting slagged off for fixing that and bringing some steel into their team ?.
8.) 30 Oct 2025 21:48:13
I admire it. Their defence is fantastic. I don't like the antics but I respect what they are doing. They don't have much flare but there is more than one way to win. .
29 Oct 2025 22:50:36
Im not one for kicking clubs when they are down, but i hope liverpool fans remember that success is not guaranteed. As we know with all our success over the years and liverpool of course, its great to be at the top again but its not nice been kicked when u are down.
1.) 30 Oct 2025 00:26:57
It's all part of banter for me. We gave it to you lot when you were down and it's our turn to be on the receiving end for now. As long as it doesn't turn nasty or malicious ;)
On the bright side for us though, even though we are in poor form at the moment, I still think we have a solid group of players who can perform much better than what they're currently showing now. So I feel it is an issue that can be easily turned around for us.
2.) 30 Oct 2025 07:18:48
Liverpool always bought players that fitted Klopp’s system, now they seem to have bought a lot of big name places and are trying to find a system that suits them.
3.) 30 Oct 2025 09:11:07
Feels that way Grim. Kind of believed their own hype a bit and moved away from their excellent scouting system they had in place, and personally feel they needed to strengthen at the back and midfield over buying Wirtz.
That being said who are we to talk. Until this season (Bruno excepted), we’ve recruited incorrectly for a decade.
4.) 30 Oct 2025 09:44:05
Ihavetime you were very happy to kick Amorim when he was down so let's not forget that and he is our manager. You wanted him fired a few weeks ago.
Let's remember success is not guaranteed it has to be earned and it it will take a couple of years to get a decent foundation to build from.
Eth left behind a broken squad full of broken players. Confidence at an all time low so it was never going to be an easy bounce back and we are still not there at all.
Some players have done well since getting out of united that's happened imo not because they are away from Amorim like the press pundits and sensationalists would have you believe but because they escaped the toxicity at the club.
Again imo players like rashford and sancho and latterly garnacho were responsible for creating some of the toxic culture but rasmus and a couple of others fell victim to it.
Let's hope we can keep improving but I doubt it will be plain sailing for a bit yet.
5.) 30 Oct 2025 11:19:57
I think Liverpool are in a weird position. Last season, Slot did well when operating within the limitations of the squad he inherited. He worked with what he had. For instance, having Szoboszlai cover the right flank defensively to compensate for Salah and Trent’s weaknesses.
I’m surprised with some of the signings this summer. Frimpong particularly sticks out. He’s not a Trent replacement, or a Salah successor. Would be perfect for us.
Wirtz, I get. He’s a phenomenal talent, but I think he could have been given an easier start by playing out wide. Very hard for a young player from a different league to be expected to be the creative fulcrum at a new club, and hit the ground running.
Kirkez is struggling with the pressure of playing for a bigger club. He was excellent last season, but needs to calm down and focus on the basics. Doesn’t help that the rest of the defensive is shaky too.
I feel sorry for Ekitike. It felt like Liverpool signed him as an FU to Newcastle. He stared really well, only for Liverpool to break the transfer record for Isak. I think he’s a quality player, and Slot needs to find a way to get him into the first eleven.
Isak is the one that I think fecked their momentum. He’s one of the best strikers in the world, when fit. I get why they wanted him. But I think they could have taken a more pragmatic approach with Newcastle. Perhaps, offering to step away from Ekitike as an olive branch. In the end, Liverpool had encouraged Isak to agitate for a move and had to sign him in the end. But this cost them by limiting their ability to bring in quality defensive replacements.
All in all I think Liverpool are stuck between a rebuild (and all the teething problems that comes with) and the fact that they’re the champions. Both Salah and VVD have seen a big drop off in form. Is the it easing off after getting their contracts, or age catching up with them? This has been compounded by the loss of form and fitness in midfield. It often feels like the pragmatic winning approach of last season is battling against the new team that Slot wants to build. In some ways, winning last season complicated things. Because if they finished 3rd or 4th fans would be far more patient with the rebuild. Although I’m not sure if some of their new signings would have come if they hadn’t won.
6.) 30 Oct 2025 18:10:57
I also think Slot might look like a better manager than he is. He had a blueprint from Klopp with nearly the exact same squad so they had only one way to play. Now he’s having to actually do some managing and he’s sinking. Long may he sink.
7.) 31 Oct 2025 10:25:45
One thing to consider is how poor the league was last season.
Arsenal have stepped up and have become the team to beat. City have improved from last season. Spurs are playing better this season.
It is safe to say that the league is by far more competitive this year.
Ironically Liverpool had a nice long summer to recharge their batteries, but have since suffered injuries and lost Trent, who was more key to them than they perhaps knew or were willing to admit.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see Liverpool back to their winning ways soon.
27 Sep 2025 22:36:33
Also I would like to say a big thank you to the eds on this site after ed002 passed away they keep this site relevant thank you for your time and effort!
{Ed001's Note - thank you mate.}
1.) 28 Sep 2025 07:42:39
I have to echo those sentiments, this isn’t just another fan forum, it’s a community with lots of different personalities all contributing to lively weekly debates. That is all made possible by the Eds, so thanks for all the time, patience and effort you guys put in.
{Ed001's Note - thank you so much! It is an oddity though that all the sites get busiest in bad times. Why do people love to complain so much I wonder?}
27 Sep 2025 22:28:33
Id like to get experienced opinions what people can put their fingers on, what is the major malfunction at our club what is it?
1.) 27 Sep 2025 23:02:54
Devoid of any pace and lack of heart.
2.) 27 Sep 2025 23:16:09
Easy, from top. glazers. its a cash cow and ran like a business not a football club. massive debt created by them, club ran into ground and supporters being ripped off. Add the soul and community being ripped apart by them and Radcliffe. list is endless but the glazers has utterly destroyed the club.
3.) 28 Sep 2025 02:04:43
Years of mismanagement, poor recruitment, years of poisonous employees running a muck etc etc.
We needed a reset, and we have started that.
It starts from everywhere.
Training ground is now world class
Stadium has a masterplan
Youth setup is flying
We have shipped out a lot of the dross and/ or toxic players
We have recruited for the future.
It takes time to change over a decade of bad decisions.
4.) 28 Sep 2025 05:28:46
Every club nowadays is run like a business, even the FA is a business, all professional football is, that’s just not a stick to beat the glazers with that’s commonplace…it’s 2025 not 1980.
5.) 28 Sep 2025 05:34:44
Yes agree with East Stand Nick, the Glazer ownership. Direction comes from above, the day to day management may be Ratcliffe but the owners give direction. I have been in board meetings where MD’s cower to owners telling them what they want. The model Ratcliffe has given leaves us flawed, left Glazers who have bled the club dry, in charge, with a massive debt. It should have been a clean takeover Glazers gone, no debt, what we have now is a lack of direction and a part owner in Ratcliffe who doesn’t have a good history in football ownership. Sort the top ownership out so we move in one direction is vital.
6.) 28 Sep 2025 07:24:47
I’d trace it back even further, Nick. Before Ferguson’s arrival, Manchester United were rarely a genuine force in the league. There were occasional cup runs, but the club was often weighed down by a drinking culture, and some spicy scandals, Ferguson’s appointment sparked a cultural and competitive revolution, redefining what the club could be.
In truth, United’s history has really only seen three prolonged eras of dominance under Mangnall, Busby, and Ferguson. Outside of those golden periods, the club has usually looked much like it does today flashes of quality, but lacking sustained success.
Now with the club focused on Project 150, that goal feels as far off as that 26-year wait once did, for the men’s team at least.
7.) 28 Sep 2025 14:45:38
The issue is the character of the players.
They aren't driven to win, winning teams, winning individuals have a hunget, a drive.
You see it in any moment of adversity, they wilt. You see it on the pitch in moments all the time. Youll see players stop competing and turn to the ref with an opposition player carrying on playing.
You will aunited players banging their hand on the floor throwing their arms around in frustration, not spring back to thwir feet and fight to make amends.
United lack players with heart to stand up when things get tough, lack players with the drive to push the team on to fight through adversity. To stand up when get physically battered, we get pushed around on set pieces because we don't have players who revel in a phsyical battle.
United will not progress until they find a coupke of characters like this. You get a couple of players like this and everything will impove, o4hers will follow their lead.
If i was United leaders i would be throwing money at Guehi and Palace and at Elliott Anderson and Forest.
I know the first seems to wamt Liverpool well he seems exactly the sort of leader we need now and the right kind of character that's worth apendint extra and Anderson is constantly involved and drives the team on. Both lead by example.
We don't need world class players we need a couple of world class characters in the squad.
27 Sep 2025 20:45:17
I've been a constant reader of this site for the last 12 years and i have registered just to post this, that game today was the worst I have seen since Alex fergeson retired, I wanted ruben to succeed but after today its a must now he needs to go, I don't know what's wrong with our club and we are in a constant loop with managers/ players and it breaks my heart.
1.) 27 Sep 2025 20:55:33
Football wise I think it's the worst start to a season for a very very long time. At this stage I'm indifferent to it now. It doesn't seem to matter who he plays or where he plays them the performance is always terrible and we usually lose.
2.) 27 Sep 2025 22:18:20
Its not that its the worst start, its we have no identity, its absolutely shocking, its that bad I don't even know know how we could start correcting it, i'm LOST.
3.) 28 Sep 2025 02:17:38
Problem is, putting it on the manager gives the players, the management team and the owners a free pass. They all get to carry on and we all start the cycle again.
These players can't play his system. No doubt. The have proven it.
I would play the kids. Lamens, yoro, heaven, mainoo and ugarte. Hell even Leon and Kone if needed. I could get behind losing if I felt that we were bleeding young talent for the future. Stay in Epl and develop the next gen. Can't be worse than this lot.
If amorim fails then those who picked him should go too. It was clearly a terrible pick as we needed to change the whole squad to have a chance of it working.
And please for the love of all things mighty, drop fernandes. Should have sold him.
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27 Sep 2025 22:18:20
Its not that its the worst start, its we have no identity, its absolutely shocking, its that bad I don't even know know how we could start correcting it, i'm LOST.
27 Sep 2025 22:13:20
I hate been negative, but its extremely hard to find any positives with our showing today, it was the worst imo since sir Alex departed.